{"id":4306,"date":"2023-06-06T12:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T16:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4306"},"modified":"2023-06-06T12:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T16:24:48","slug":"cnn-reporter-speaks-out-against-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/cnn-reporter-speaks-out-against-ceo\/njackson\/2023\/06\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Reporter Speaks Out Against CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everything is not well at CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy says staffers in the network&#8217;s ranks have lost faith in CEO Chris Licht who has been at the center of controversy in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are a wide range of emotions coursing through the halls of CNN. Some staffers are frustrated. Others are angry. Many are sad about the awful state of affairs that has taken hold of an organization they love,\u201d Darcy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/view.newsletters.cnn.com\/messages\/1686019030473ec06f6556409\/raw?utm_term=1686019030473ec06f6556409&amp;utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+-+June+5,+2023&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;bt_ee=dttX2zzzAkzhb9%2BrF87kb1lhROKhF3OBkmcRk2wVb\/xWNsa0uRR9\/tE4%2B40\/wkMkIT6%2BzIPmsBKOKi8BXTur6A%3D%3D&amp;bt_ts=1686019030476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0in his Reliable Sources media newsletter late Monday. \u201cThere is one near-universal sentiment, however, that has been communicated to me: Licht has lost the room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, Lichet reportedly\u00a0apologized\u00a0to CNN staffers during the outlet\u2019s morning editorial call over the negative press attention that has followed the publication of a lengthy profile of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the piece,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2023\/06\/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-trump\/674255\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published Friday<\/a>\u00a0by The Atlantic, Licht was critical of the network\u2019s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic under the leadership of former top executive Jeff Zucker and discussed his ner vision for the network that focuses on facts rather than sensationalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the eyes of so many at CNN, there isn\u2019t anything Licht can do at this point to win over their support,\u201d Darcy wrote. \u201cThey\u2019ve hit the wall with him. 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